CONCLUDED

Hatsu Basho
1997

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 Jan · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 15›
· final standings
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Dejima
· Musashigawa-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
2
Kushimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
3
Tochinonada
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
4
Wakashoyo
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
5
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
6
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
7
Zenshinyama
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
8
Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
9
Mainoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Wakanojo
· Magaki-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
11
Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
12
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
13
Sunahama
· Takasago-beya · U.S.A.
14
Toyonoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
15
Chiyotenzan
· Kokonoe-beya · OsakaOsaka
16
Ohinode
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Akinoshu
· Izutsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
18
Tochinofuji
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Dewaarashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
20
Kyokutenho
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇲🇳Mongolia
21
Daizen
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
22
Kotogaume
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
23
Saigo
· Nakamura-beya · SaitamaSaitama
24
Naminohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
25
Chiyonowaka
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
26
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
Tōkyō-to · capacity 11,098
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Ryōgoku is sumo's historical heart - the surrounding Sumida-ku neighbourhood has been home to stables, retired rikishi, and chankonabe restaurants for over a century. The current Kokugikan opened in 1985, hosts three of the six annual bashos, and houses the (free) Sumo Museum on the ground floor. The roof of the arena is modelled on a Shintō shrine.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Chankonabe↗ちゃんこ鍋 - The calorie-dense stew rikishi live on - many former-rikishi-run restaurants in Ryōgoku serve it.
  • Monjayaki↗もんじゃ焼き - Tokyo's loose, savoury cousin to okonomiyaki. Best on Tsukishima Island, two stops south.
  • Edomae sushi↗江戸前寿司 - Tokyo-style sushi, originated in the bay. Toyosu and Tsukiji markets are nearby.
Getting there: JR Sōbu line to Ryōgoku Station - the Kokugikan is directly across the road from the west exit.